
Embraer Hands Over Milestone 400th Phenom 300 to EliteJets
EliteJets also took delivery of another Phenom 300, S/N 403, on the same day, bringing its all-Embraer fleet to four of the light jets and one Legacy 500.
Embraer Executive Jets has handed over the 400th Phenom 300 from its Melbourne, Florida facility. The milestone light jet, S/N 400, went to EliteJets, a new Naples, Florida-based air charter firm that plans to start on-demand service next month. EliteJets also took delivery of another Phenom 300, S/N 403, on the same day; its all-Embraer fleet now includes four of the light jets and one Legacy 500.
EliteJets founder and CEO Daniel Randolph—who made his fortune by starting, and later selling, Personalization Mall—said that he decided to get into the air charter game after his personal experiences with flying charter. “Most charter outfits are using old airplanes, and its outrageous what is being charged to fly on newer aircraft such as Phenom 300s,” he said. “We can do better.”
The first Phenom 300 rolled off the production line in December 2009, and the light jet has been the bestselling business aircraft for the past four years. All Phenoms are now being assembled at the company’s Melbourne facility.